Depression

Depression

Everyone feels sad every now and then. However, people with diabetes are twice as likely as others to become depressed, and it can be difficult to ask for help. But how can you tell when sadness has turned into depression? People who are depressed will experience at...
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

Facts about self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG):Blood glucose is monitored at home using a small hand-held machine called a “glucose meter.”Persons with type 1 diabetes usually need to measure their blood glucose levels at least four times a day. Persons with type 2...
Insulin Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes completely damages the pancreas, an organ responsible for making insulin. For that reason, persons with type 1 diabetes cannot produce any insulin on their own. Every patient with type 1 diabetes depends on injections of insulin so that glucose can be...
Insulin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes

Insulin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes

The decision to take insulin is never an easy one. For many patients, it comes after years of having type 2 diabetes and trying multiple weight-loss regimens, diets, and oral medications. For other patients, the decision to take insulin is made when blood glucose...
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